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May 20th, 2007, 12:07 AM
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 Joined: Jan 10th, 2007 Last Online: 02:53 PM Location: Chicago Burbs Age: 19 Posts: 333
Car: 99 Mistubishi Galant Rep Power: 8   |  Remote Starters Do you guys/girls have one? Which do you recommend? Prices? Discuss. 
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May 20th, 2007, 12:28 AM
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 Joined: Sep 23rd, 2005 Last Online: 12:41 AM Location: Glasgow, Scotland. Bah. Age: 21 Posts: 2,147
Rep Power: 49  | I'm assuming a remote starter is one of those keyfob dongles that, when you press it, start the engine. Umm...I have little experience of aftermarket ones. The Yank Tank that I had as a hire car in Canada had one [which appeared to be offered by GM as an option] was great fun for scaring passers-by in the car park (same way as I now use remote door-opening to scare people in supermarkets), and great to get the car ready-air-conditioned on a really hot day, but I'd have no real use for it over here (we never get hot days). I know Pimp My Ride (argh, sorry) usually fit a remote starter, and the ones I looked at online out of a brief spurt of curiosity were about a UK grand, at least. This was a while back though.
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May 20th, 2007, 01:53 AM
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 Joined: Mar 21st, 2006 Last Online: 12:33 PM Location: Southampton Posts: 5,747
Car: Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 TDI Slush box. Rep Power: 50 | I could not think of a possible use for one except the air con teeb mentioned, oh and winding people up, and I am supposed to have grown out of that sort of thing. ... |
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May 20th, 2007, 01:55 AM
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| FG's Highest Paid Male Whore  Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: 03:20 PM Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,217
Car: IS250 RWD Rep Power: 84 | In Canada lots of people get it to warm up their cars in the winter, especially if it's parked outside. Doesn't get too cold in Vancouver and I never warm up my car so I never had any use for one. |
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May 20th, 2007, 02:10 AM
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| Joined: Jan 10th, 2007 Last Online: 02:53 PM Location: Chicago Burbs Age: 19 Posts: 333
Car: 99 Mistubishi Galant Rep Power: 8 | Anyone else that has em? In Chicago we got hot sticky weather and freezing cold weather so it definitely comes in use and it's convenient since all the remote starts also come with keyless entry.
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May 20th, 2007, 02:26 AM
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| D:  Joined: Oct 7th, 2006 Last Online: 11:30 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 4,281
Car: '08 Honda Accord Euro Rep Power: 45  | remote staller if I installed one
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May 20th, 2007, 02:42 AM
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| FG's Highest Paid Male Whore Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: 03:20 PM Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,217
Car: IS250 RWD Rep Power: 84 |  Why is that? |
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May 20th, 2007, 04:51 AM
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| D: Joined: Oct 7th, 2006 Last Online: 11:30 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 4,281
Car: '08 Honda Accord Euro Rep Power: 45 | manaul transmission
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May 20th, 2007, 05:34 AM
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 Joined: Jan 13th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Perth, WA Age: 27 Posts: 1,992
Car: BMW E46 328Ci Rep Power: 23 | You mean Remote Bunny Hopper into a bollard.
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May 20th, 2007, 09:36 AM
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| "bangle for president"  Joined: Jan 14th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: belgium!! Age: 24 Posts: 6,069
Car: yamaha banshee (and an opel astra from work) Rep Power: 28  | they're illegal over here you can't have a car running with no one inside
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May 20th, 2007, 09:42 AM
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 Joined: Jul 31st, 2006 Last Online: November 17th, 2008 Location: USAF Basic Training Age: 22 Posts: 4,628
Car: Land Rover Discovery, 1980 Yamaha XJ650 Rep Power: 91  | Quote:
 I really wouldn't mind having a remote starter in the winter, especially for short trips when the car is just starting to warm up when you get to where you're going. Good thing my Disco heats up quickly!
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May 20th, 2007, 10:54 AM
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| D: Joined: Oct 7th, 2006 Last Online: 11:30 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 4,281
Car: '08 Honda Accord Euro Rep Power: 45 | The integra's heater takes about 30 seconds from startup to nice warm air hitting your face, but alas you can't drive around with the heat on full else you melt
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May 20th, 2007, 06:25 PM
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| Not a dude.  Joined: Dec 10th, 2005 Last Online: 12:25 PM Location: Finland Posts: 971
Car: 1990 Volvo 740 Rep Power: 12 | We dont have a remote starter, but we have automatic heater which kicks in 6:00 am on cold days.
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May 20th, 2007, 08:24 PM
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 Joined: Aug 29th, 2006 Last Online: October 26th, 2008 Posts: 372
Car: 2005 Honda Accord EX-L, 2002 Ford Mustang LX Rep Power: 10 | Had one on my old Mazda3... It was great for those -35C days in Winter. Wake up, start my car, have breakfast, race outside, enter warm car and drive to work. |
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